Faculty, EconomicsQuantitative Methods

Faculty Economics/Quantitative Methods

St. Ambrose University in Davenport Iowa invites applications for a one year full-time replacement faculty position in economics and quantitative methods at its Mount Mercy campus in Cedar Rapids Iowa. Start date is August 2026.

The successful candidate will possess some combination of the following with respect to credentials and experience:

• Preferred qualifications include a doctorate (ABD considered) or masters degree in economics or a closely related field.
• Applicants with demonstrated university-level teaching experience will receive special consideration.

The individual hired for this position will be expected to enthusiastically embrace the following responsibilities and objectives:

• Teach four lower-level traditional seated courses in macroeconomics microeconomics and quantitative methods for business students.
• Have a willingness to engage in face-to-face and online teaching modalities as needed.
• Embrace both the challenges and rewards of working to build a vibrant and sustainable learner-centered model for Catholic higher education across the campuses of Mount Mercy and St. Ambrose University.
• Be committed to supported and guided evidence-based innovation in pursuit of creating impactful learning experiences for students.
• Contribute to the learning and professional outcomes of students across the university generally as well as in the business programs.

In August 2024 St. Ambrose University and Mount Mercy University signed an agreement to fully combine the two universities. The university received approval from its accrediting body in 2025 and anticipates regulatory approval in the coming year. Mount Mercy employees became St. Ambrose employees in the summer of 2025 and the two campuses anticipate fully merging operations during the fall 2026 semester.

The strategic combination of Mount Mercy and St. Ambrose University represents the proactive and innovative combination of two healthy Catholic universities. The combined university will reduce costs by significantly reducing the duplication of administrative roles across the two universities and by combining and streamlining a host of back-office operations. The combined university has also reimagined general education and academic programs with a focus on learner-centeredness sustainability strong student outcomes and engaging and innovative learning experiences.

St. Ambrose University was founded as a diocesan college in Davenport Iowa in 1882. The Mount Mercy campus of St. Ambrose University was founded in 1928 by the Sisters of Mercy. St. Ambrose has a strong financial profile with an endowment of $247.5 million of which nearly 80% is unrestricted. Collectively St. Ambrose and Mount Mercy enroll over 3500 undergraduate and graduate students. The combined university offers more than 40 undergraduate majors and boasts a portfolio of a dozen graduate programs in a variety of fields including multiple graduate degrees in healthcare business social work education and counseling. You can learn more about the strategic combination between St. Ambrose and Mount Mercy at .

St. Ambrose University and its affiliate campuses are an inclusive Catholic and diocesan community of learners empowering all their members to act courageously to seek wisdom through faith and reason to work for justice and mercy and to lead lives of service.

Qualified candidates should submit (a) a letter of application outlining their qualifications for and interest in and fit for the position (b) a curriculum vitae (CV) or resume (c) contact information for three professional references. Applicants may apply online at . Applications will be reviewed until position is filled. EOE